Question

What is the value of square of 71/2, when it is expressed as a mixed fraction? (a) 491/2 (b) 491/4 (c) 561/4 (d) 141/4?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

answer is 56 1/4.

7 1/2 is 15 whose square is 225 and breaking it into fraction gives 56 1/4.

Answer 2

Answer:

Option c - $56\frac{1}{4}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Value $7\frac{1}{2}$

To find : What is the value of square of $7\frac{1}{2}$, when it is expressed as a mixed fraction?

Solution :

Solve the mixed fraction into simpler fraction

$7\frac{1}{2}=\frac{15}{2}$

Now, squaring the simpler fraction,

$=(\frac{15}{2})^2$

$=\frac{225}{4}$

Now, again write $\frac{225}{4}$ into mixed fraction,

$\frac{225}{4}=56\frac{1}{4}$

Therefore, Option c is correct.